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DOH: Safety Seal should be mandatory for businesses

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Posted at Oct 29 02:23 PM

The DOH is recommending to the IATF of making Safety Seal mandatory in establishments as the country reopens the economy amid decline in COVID cases. Read more »

'Kakulangan sa COVID-19 data reporting dapat ayusin'

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Posted at Sep 17 07:41 PM

Sa isang pahayag, sinabi health professionals group na naniniwala silang di tugma ang numero sa nangyayari sa komunidad. Read more »

Metro Manila should be under Alert Level 5, group says

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Posted at Sep 16 01:24 PM

Metro Manila should be under the strictest level of the new quarantine classification, a group of health professionals said Thursday. Read more »

Health professionals: We will not be intimidated by Roque

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Updated as of Sep 13 10:58 AM

Health workers will not be deterred from serving the public despite being castigated by presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, a doctor said Monday. Read more »

Pamahalaan naghahanda sa posibleng COVID-19 surge sa gitna ng taon: Galvez

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Posted at Apr 13 07:19 PM

Naghahanda ang pamahalaan sa posibilidad ng panibagong pagsipa ng mga kaso ng COVID-19 sa Pilipinas sa kalagitnaan ng taon.  Read more »

Philippines should have law on digital contact tracing: health workers

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Posted at Apr 13 10:44 AM

A group of health workers on Tuesday called for a "unity of command" in Metro Manila and a law on digital contact tracing as the country's COVID-19 cases continued to rise. Read more »

ECQ should have been extended for 2 more weeks: health professionals

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Updated as of Apr 13 10:03 AM

A group of doctors and health workers on Tuesday lamented that the enhanced community quarantine imposed in Metro Manila and 4 nearby provinces should be extended for 2 more weeks to curb the spread of COVID-19. Read more »

'Para na itong Yolanda': Doctor compares COVID-19 pandemic to 1-yr super typhoon

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 11 10:16 AM

The country's healthcare system is not yet ready for NCR Plus to ease its quarantine level, medical frontliners said Sunday. Read more »

'Aksyon vs COVID-19 dapat tulad ng pagtugon sa super typhoon'

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Posted at Apr 07 07:19 PM

Para masugpo ang patuloy na pagdami ng kaso ng COVID-19, inirekomenda ng ilang mga doktor sa gobyerno ang pagtugon na tulad ng sa isang super typhoon. Read more »

Ilang may COVID-19, nagpapa-intubate sa loob ng kotse dahil sa mga punuang ospital

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 09:50 PM

Umaaray na ang health care workers sa tila lumalalang problema sa health care system ngayon sa bansa dulot ng pagdami ng mga kaso ng COVID-19.  Read more »

ECQ sa 'NCR Plus' pinaghandaan; health workers may hiling

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Posted at Mar 28 06:38 PM

Simula hatinggabi ng Lunes, isasailalim ang Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna at Rizal sa isang linggong enhanced community quarantine. Read more »

Health workers nanawagang bawasan ang mga tao sa mga lugar ng trabaho

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Updated as of Mar 16 07:36 PM

Nanawagan ang mga health worker sa mga negosyante na mag-decongest o bawasan ang mga tao sa mga workplace. Read more »

Don't prejudge Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, expert group says

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 12:41 PM

The country's largest coalition of health groups and frontliners on Wednesday urged the public not to prejudge Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, which they fear may affect the country's vaccine rollout against the disease. Read more »

Gobyerno inanunsiyong dadating ang Sinovac vaccines sa Linggo

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Updated as of Feb 25 06:55 PM

Inanunsiyo ng Malacañang na darating sa Pilipinas ang unang shipment ng Sinovac vaccines sa Linggo.   Read more »

Healthcare workers wary of Senate bill allowing LGUs to directly procure vaccines

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 07:19 AM

The Healthcare Professionals Alliance Against COVID-19 has expressed alarm over Senate Bill 2042, which aims to expedite the purchasing of vaccines by local government units. Read more »

Dahil bawal sa malls: Mga bata ipasyal sa parke, ayon sa ilang ekspeto

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Posted at Dec 03 11:18 PM

Ayon sa pediatric infectious disease expert, kung di puwede sa mall ang mga bata ay maganda kung sa park sila dadalhin. Read more »

DOH admits mandatory facility-based isolation may cause people to lie, but insists on benefits

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 30 07:20 PM

(UPDATE) The Department of Health on Wednesday said it does not discount the possibility of people lying about symptoms of or refusing to be tested for COVID-19 because of the government’s policy to send even mild and asymptomatic virus patients to facilities for isolation. Read more »

Groups worry over mandatory isolation in facilities, warn of patients refusing testing

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 29 06:13 PM

MANILA — In order to prevent "unintended consequences," various groups on Tuesday asked the government to reconsider its decision requiring people to undergo isolation in quarantine and treatment facilities, and not in their homes. Read more »

Doctors tell passengers: Stick to 1-meter distance if possible

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 12:35 PM

Passengers should still sit at least 1 meter apart whenever possible and travel only when necessary, a group of doctors said Monday, warning that the government's decision to ease restrictions in public transportation could trigger a surge in COVID-19 cases. Read more »

Medical societies call for One Hospital Command expansion, other measures to improve COVID-19 response

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 01:58 PM

An alliance of 160 medical societies on Tuesday said they are recommending the expansion of the government’s One Hospital Command to include clinics, laboratories and local government units. Read more »